Although the condition is poorly understood at a cellular and molecular level, there are hypotheses that point to apoptosis and autophagic cell death as causes of chronic lateral epicondylitis.
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Surgical techniques for lateral epicondylitis can be done by open surgery, percutaneous surgery or arthroscopic surgery, with no evidence that any particular type is better or worse than another.
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Although not yet conclusive, the short-term analgesic effect of manipulation techniques may allow more vigorous stretching and strengthening exercises, resulting in a better and faster recovery process of the affected tendon in lateral epicondylitis.
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Other speculative risk factors for lateral epicondylitis include taking up tennis later in life, unaccustomed strenuous activity, decreased mental chronometry and speed and repetitive eccentric contraction of muscle ( controlled lengthening of a muscle group ).
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As of November 2013, researchers at the Seoul National University Hospital will be looking to recruit participants into a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of allogenic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells ( ALLO-ASC ) for the treatment of a lateral epicondylitis tendon injury where the duration of the symptoms is over six months.
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Examples of conditions that may sometimes be attributed to such causes include edema, tendinosis ( or less often tendinitis ), carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, De Quervain syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, intersection syndrome, golfer's elbow ( medial epicondylitis ), tennis elbow ( lateral epicondylitis ), trigger finger ( so-called stenosing tenosynovitis ), radial tunnel syndrome, and focal dystonia.
